Forest guard falls to death from hillock

A 54-year-old forest guard died after falling from a hillock in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday. Abdul Gaffar Sohil, a resident of Tabeela village in Banihal, was on duty when he accidentally slipped into a deep gorge near Nachlana...

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Banihal/Jammu, Updated At : 06:59 AM Dec 05, 2024 IST

A 54-year-old forest guard died after falling from a hillock in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday.

Abdul Gaffar Sohil, a resident of Tabeela village in Banihal, was on duty when he accidentally slipped into a deep gorge near Nachlana late on Tuesday night, they said.

Sohil was found dead at the scene by rescuers after a one-hour-long operation, they added. The post-mortem was conducted at the Sub-District Hospital in Banihal and the body was handed over to his relatives after completing the legal formalities on Wednesday, officials said.